Ivo Stourton
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Ivo James Benedict Stourton (born 1982) is the son of journalist and broadcaster Edward Stourton. He was educated at Eton College
. Stourton first came into the public eye at the age of 17 when he wrote and starred in Kassandra, an award-winning Edinburgh Festival
production about the Vietnam war
. He studied at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
where he achieved a Double 1st in English.
In June 2006 he was signed to a two book deal by Random House
. His first book, The Night Climbers (Doubleday 2007) a novel about a secret society in Cambridge and a group of friends who get involved in art fraud, was published on 4 June 2007. The Night Climbers was published in the United States by Simon Spotlight Entertainment on 7 September 2007. (See The Night Climbers of Cambridge
)
Stourton began training to be a solicitor with the corporate law firm, Slaughter and May
in September 2007.
His second novel, The Book Lover's Tale, was published in June 2011.
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
. Stourton first came into the public eye at the age of 17 when he wrote and starred in Kassandra, an award-winning Edinburgh Festival
Edinburgh Festival
The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place in Edinburgh, Scotland each summer, mostly in August...
production about the Vietnam war
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
. He studied at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary...
where he achieved a Double 1st in English.
In June 2006 he was signed to a two book deal by Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
. His first book, The Night Climbers (Doubleday 2007) a novel about a secret society in Cambridge and a group of friends who get involved in art fraud, was published on 4 June 2007. The Night Climbers was published in the United States by Simon Spotlight Entertainment on 7 September 2007. (See The Night Climbers of Cambridge
The Night Climbers of Cambridge
The Night Climbers of Cambridge is a book written under the pseudonym "Whipplesnaith" about nocturnal climbing on the colleges and town buildings of Cambridge, England, in the 1930s....
)
Stourton began training to be a solicitor with the corporate law firm, Slaughter and May
Slaughter and May
Slaughter and May is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and a member of the 'Magic Circle' of leading UK law firms. It also has offices in Beijing, Brussels and Hong Kong....
in September 2007.
His second novel, The Book Lover's Tale, was published in June 2011.